- Callum Robinson didn't live to see his 33rd birthday
- Allegedly murdered with his younger brother, Jake
- Their parents flew from Perth to identify their bodies
EXCLUSIVE
An Australian athlete was on a Mexican surfing trip with his brother and another friend to celebrate his birthday when all three were allegedly shot dead and dumped in a well.
Callum Robinson, 32, and his younger brother Jake, 30, were on the road trip of a lifetime in Baja California with their American friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, when they disappeared on April 27.
An international search was launched after they failed to arrive at their Airbnb in Rosarito that evening, before police found their last campsite covered with blood.
On Saturday, their remains were found near the city of Ensenada - about 2km away from their accommodation - at the bottom of a well. Each had a single gunshot wound to the head.
It can now be revealed that Callum didn't live long enough to celebrate his 33rd birthday on May 1 - just four days before the alleged triple murder.
His sports manager, Gary Shipman, told Daily Mail Australia he had texted Callum on Wednesday to with him a happy birthday but never got a response.
![Callum Robinson is pictured with his girlfriend, Emily Horwath. He died on April 27](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/05/84594259-13393797-Callum_Robinson_is_pictured_with_his_girlfriend_Emily_Horwath_He-a-27_1715141513800.jpg)
Callum Robinson is pictured with his girlfriend, Emily Horwath. He died on April 27
![Sports manager Gary Shipman texted Callum Robinson him on his birthday, but he was dead](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/08/84594255-13393797-Sports_manager_Gary_Shipman_texted_Callum_Robinson_him_on_his_bi-a-1_1715153369665.jpg)
Sports manager Gary Shipman texted Callum Robinson him on his birthday, but he was dead
![The bodies were found near the city of Ensenada in Baja California, on the west coast of Mexico](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84352519-13393797-The_bodies_were_found_near_the_city_of_Ensenada_in_Baja_Californ-a-7_1715168255388.jpg)
The bodies were found near the city of Ensenada in Baja California, on the west coast of Mexico
'It was a text he never got,' Mr Shipman said.
Mr Shipman said Callum had planned to return to his home in San Diego and turned his attention to lacrosse, 'the sport he loved' while working for the youth lacrosse organisation, PLL Play.
'He joked that he was "retired" but there was nothing "retired" about Callum - constantly moving forward, making himself and others around him better,' he said.
Mr Shipman said Callum was passionate about lacrosse and tried to spread it to as many children as possible.
'The most remarkable thing about Callum was the fact that he so embraced the joy of living.
'Unlike many of us, he gave more than he received, but never bothered to worry about that - his principal focus in life was to work as hard as he could work for the joy of others and secondarily to himself.'
Mr Shipman also shook off comments from some people who put the tragic deaths down to 'God's will', saying: 'God had nothing to do with this, except welcoming this larger-than-life man to the Kingdom of Heaven.'
![Callum Robinson, 33, (left) and his brother Jake (right) were travelling in the Baja California region when they disappeared on April 27](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84541873-13393797-Callum_Robinson_33_left_and_his_brother_Jake_right_were_travelli-a-6_1715168255388.jpg)
Callum Robinson, 33, (left) and his brother Jake (right) were travelling in the Baja California region when they disappeared on April 27
![Jack Carter Rhoad (pictured) was travelling with the brothers. All three were allegedly found with a single gunshot wound to the head](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84491839-13393797-Jack_Carter_Rhoad_pictured_was_travelling_with_the_brothers_All_-a-8_1715168256486.jpg)
Jack Carter Rhoad (pictured) was travelling with the brothers. All three were allegedly found with a single gunshot wound to the head
![Debra and Martin Robinson are pictured giving a heartfelt tribute to their sons in San Diego on Tuesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84594585-13393797-Debra_and_Martin_Robinson_are_pictured_giving_a_heartfelt_tribut-a-9_1715168256487.jpg)
Debra and Martin Robinson are pictured giving a heartfelt tribute to their sons in San Diego on Tuesday
Three Mexican nationals - Jesus Gerardo Garcia Cota, his girlfriend Ari Gisel Garcia Cota and his brother Christian Alejandro Garcia - were arrested last Wednesday and charged with kidnapping.
Jake, who worked in Perth as a doctor, had flown to the US two weeks earlier to visit Callum, who was living in San Diego with his girlfriend Emily Horwath.
Their parents Martin and Debra Robinson broke down in tears as they spoke about their sons deaths from San Diego on Tuesday.
'It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Callum and Jake have been murdered,' Ms Robinson said.
'Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us.
'We also mourn the loss of Carter Rhoad, a close friend.
'They were young men enjoying their passion of surfing together.
'Now it's time to bring them home to family and friends - and the ocean waves in Australia. Please live bigger, shine brighter and love harder in their memory.'
She said thanked those who offered condolences and said they had been 'overwhelmed with the outpouring of emotions and support'.
![It took rescuers up to 20 hours to pull the men's bodies out of the well (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84503863-13393797-It_took_rescuers_up_to_20_hours_to_pull_the_men_s_bodies_out_of_-a-10_1715168256502.jpg)
It took rescuers up to 20 hours to pull the men's bodies out of the well (pictured)
![The style of the executions have sparked fears locally about the possible involvement of drug cartels which are rife in the region (pictured: the trio's vehicle was later found burnt-out in the Santo Tomás area)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/08/12/84491843-13393797-The_style_of_the_executions_have_sparked_fears_locally_about_the-a-11_1715168256503.jpg)
Police believe the trio's vehicle was later found burnt-out in the Santo Tomás area (pictured)
'We have always been very proud of their academic and sporting achievements and admired their life choices,' Ms Robinson said.
She spoke of Callum's 'larger than life character' and his sporting achievements including playing professional lacrosse in America, and said Jake was a 'happy, gentle and compassionate soul' with a career in medicine.
'Jake's passion was surfing and it was no coincidence that many of his hospitals that he worked in were close to surfing beaches.'
On Sunday, they visited a morgue in Ensenada to identify their sons' bodies.
Baja California state prosecutors believe the alleged killers were driving by when they spotted the foreigners' pick-up truck.
Chief state prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez alleged they attempted to steal the tyres and other car parts.
She said the men were not allegedly shot because they were tourists, but because they resisted the theft.
The alleged murderers attempted to destroy the evidence, burning the tent and driving the white truck to Santo Tomás and setting on fire.
The bodies were dumped in a four-metre-deep well about 6km away, on top of a fourth body that prosecutors say had been there much longer.
Rescuers spent 20 hours to pull the bodies out of the well.